. British birds in their haunts. Birds. .^^-rl ~l^\. THE MOUNTAIN LINNET, OR TWITE. LINOTA MONTIUM. Upper plumage dark brown, edged with light brown ; no crimson either on the forehead or breast; rump of the 'male, tinged with red ; throat tawny brown, without streaks ; breast and abdomen dull white, streaked on the flanks with dark brown; beak yellow ; feet and claws dark brown; tail long. Length five inches and a quarter. Eggs pale bluish white, speckled with purple-red. Another northern bird, inhabiting the Arctic Regions, Scandinavia, and Russia, and travelling southwards in autumn. In the
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. .^^-rl ~l^\. THE MOUNTAIN LINNET, OR TWITE. LINOTA MONTIUM. Upper plumage dark brown, edged with light brown ; no crimson either on the forehead or breast; rump of the 'male, tinged with red ; throat tawny brown, without streaks ; breast and abdomen dull white, streaked on the flanks with dark brown; beak yellow ; feet and claws dark brown; tail long. Length five inches and a quarter. Eggs pale bluish white, speckled with purple-red. Another northern bird, inhabiting the Arctic Regions, Scandinavia, and Russia, and travelling southwards in autumn. In the Orkney and Shetland Islands it is the most common, if not the only, species, and builds its nest among the corn' or heath. It breeds also in Scotland, and has been noticed during the summer months in the northern counties of England. In the countries where it is resident all the year round, it is very destructive to wheat in winter, and to turnips in summer. As soon as the latter plants appear above ground, the bird pulls them up, nips ofi" the seed-leaves, and the field remains strewn. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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